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"I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business."

"Make something people want and sell that, or be someone people need and sell you."

"Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent."

"You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other."

"I emphasize... that the Harrimans showed great courage and loyalty and confidence in us, because three or four of us were really running the business, the day to day business."
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"Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods."


"Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation."


"The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference."


"Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together."


"Our moral authority is as important, if not more important, than our troop strength or our high-tech weapons. We are rapidly losing that moral authority, not only in the Arab world but all over the world."


"Liberals are concerned about the concentration of wealth because it almost inevitably leads to a concentration of power that undermines democracy."


"The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives."


"The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters."


"True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going."
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